Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

चत्वार एते क्रमशः प्रथमावरणे स्थिताः । द्वितीयावरणे पूज्याः पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात्

Transliteration

catvāra ete kramaśaḥ prathamāvaraṇe sthitāḥ | dvitīyāvaraṇe pūjyāḥ pūrvādiparitaḥ kramāt

Translation

Diese vier befinden sich der Reihe nach in der ersten Umhüllung. In der zweiten Umhüllung sind sie der Folge nach zu verehren, ringsum angeordnet, beginnend im Osten.

Word by Word

• catvāraḥ: four (persons)
• catvāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural), Sarvanāma (pronoun)

• kramaśaḥ: in order, successively
• kramaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kramaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable), Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (adverb)

• prathama-āvaraṇe: in the first enclosure
• prathama-āvaraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (determinative): prathama-āvaraṇa; Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• sthitāḥ: stationed, situated
• sthitāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (past passive participle/क्त), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); used predicatively (are stationed)

• dvitīya-āvaraṇe: in the second enclosure
• dvitīya-āvaraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa: dvitīya-āvaraṇa; Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• pūjyāḥ: to be worshipped, worthy of worship
• pūjyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) → pūjya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (gerundive/तव्यत् sense), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• pūrva-ādi-paritaḥ: all around beginning from the east
• pūrva-ādi-paritaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + paritas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa (adverbial): pūrvādi-paritaḥ; Avyaya (indeclinable), Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (adverb)

• kramāt: in order, sequentially
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana (Singular) used adverbially (kramāt = in due order)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva) is strengthened by niyama—disciplined, orderly worship—where outer arrangements (enclosures and directions) support inner concentration and reverence.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Āvaraṇa-pūjā is a Saguna method: the Linga is worshipped along with its attendant circles/enclosures in a prescribed sequence, helping the mind approach Shiva steadily from the outer order to the inner presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform enclosure-based, direction-oriented worship (starting from the east) with a consistent sequence; accompany it with mantra-japa such as the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to maintain focused remembrance during the steps.